Wiscasset Community Notices and Early Fall Events
Nellie Dowling reports strong U S O drive results in town. The George Blackman house fire on Bradford Street destroyed by Monday night. St Philip's church held its 86th annual sale in the parish house with ale served. Huntoon Hill Grange honored members with 25 years’ service certificates at August meeting. August 20 set for annual picnic. Archie and Ruth Rines celebrate 25th wedding anniversary with family at home and visits to relatives in Bath and York. Founders Day for Wiscasset Women’s Club drew a large turnout with auction and tea. Various town residents listed on visits, moves, hospital stays and new employments. Everett Jackson joined Bath Iron Works. Several residents visiting Augusta, Old Orchard Beach, and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Dowling
U.S.O. Drive
Wiscasset
Albert Soule
George Blackman
Bradford Street
St. Philip's Church
Alea
Harry Quinnam
Roy I. Dow
Huntoon Hill Grange
Archie L. Rines
Hose
Keagar Rankin
George Abbott
Richard Gowen
Bath
Clinton Kaler
Benjamin Rines
Thomas
Alice
Betty Rankin
Georgia Abbott
Joan Kaler
Archie Rines
Old Orchard Beach
Lincouin Iome
Wiscasset Woman’s Club
Walcott Andrews
Martha Tarbox
Hooper Street
John French
Jeanette Haggett
Detroit
Laurence B. Haggett
Genevieve Hodgdon
Loraine D. Dover
N.ab
Everett Jackson
Bath Iron Works
Barbara Galloupe
Hallowell
Stanley Dodge
Water Street
Stanley Morris
Bedford Street
Juliet Cheria
St. Andrews Hospital
George Gavett
Alfred Dowling
Pemaquid
Betty Durton
Robert Applin
High Street
Don Petrie
Phyllis Reid
Applin
William D. Graham
Robert
Lee Corham
Augusta
Walter H. Pulsifer
Whitman
Mass
Earl Pulsifer
Pulsifer
Main Street
G. L. Sjostedt
Winchester
Charles DiFerri
Washington Street
Chester Lowell
Mary Alice
Ware
Lowi
John Downey
Bath Road
Mrs Whittemore and Grace to Peaks Island visit
Mrs. FE Whittemore of 16 Tarbox Street leaves Thursday for Peaks Island to stay with her sister in law Mrs John Toohy for a few days. Grace, her daughter, who has spent several days with Mrs Toohy, will accompany her home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. &. Whittemore
Tarbox Street
Peaks Island
John Toohy
Grace
Lincoln County Fair Opens for 85th Year on Sept 1
Lincoln County Fair opens for its 85th year on September 1 and 2 featuring horse and oxen pulling livestock poultry shows agricultural and flower exhibits a large midway and carnival. Daily vaudeville includes Captain Anderson's animal circus Queenie Dunedin and other acts with Marr's Shipyard band providing evening concerts. Beano hosted by American Legion. uniformed service men admitted free. Premium books available from W S Dow, Secretary, Newcastle Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Captain Anderson
Animal Circus
Queenie Dunedin
Europe
Marr
American Legion
W. S. Dow
Newcastle
Maine
Samuel O Newcombe 78 Bath native dies in Gardiner
The Bath born musician Samuel O. Newcombe 78 died Friday morning August 2 at Gardiner General Hospital and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery after a funeral at his daughter Mrs. Frank W. Gorham’s Chelsea home where he had lived ten years. Survived by three daughters Belle Kirk Chelsea Mrs. Krenk W. Gorham Chelsea and Mrs. John S. King Thomaston road. one son Lee J. Kirk Chelsea. one brother Charles Saco. two granddaughters Margaret Gorham Chelsea and Annabelle Jurean Seattle. two nieces Marjorie Newcomb Saco and Adelaide Newcomb California. Reverend Leo Ross officiated. bearers Edward McAdams Robert McAdams Frederick Fairbrother Ralph Bowen. Capt. Fred Wendel, guest of Capt. and Mrs. George Post of Camariscotta, a stamp collector, holds a Haiti stamps certificate from the Masonic Stamp Club of New York. Roosevelt also collects Haiti stamps. Misses Marjorie and Patricia Meenard of Conier street return from a short vacation to their aunt in Bailey Island and are employed at LaVerdiere’s Drug Store in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel O. Newcombe
Bath
Gardiner General Hospital
Maple Grove Cemetery
Frank W. Gorham
Chelsea
Mr. Newcombe
Francis A
Julia Lowell Newcombe
Lee J. Kirk
Charles
Saco
Margaret Gorham
Annabelle Jurean
R. N
Seattle
Wash
Marjorie Newcomb
Adelaide Newcomb
California
Leo Ross
Randolph Methodist Church
Edward McAdams
Robret McAdams
Frederick Fairbrother
Ralph Bowen
Mayland Booker
New York City
George A. Booker
West Bath
Harland Booker
Pittston
Alpha Booker
Sabine
Pierce G. Clinger
Milton, Renn
Walter H. Larrabee
Merton Wright
High Street
Clinger
Lulu Larrabee
Ola Bath High School
Tuwin W. Haggett
Fairfield
James B. Cooke
Larrabee Grove
Pleasant Pond
Cooper's Mills
Scott Maxson
Boston
Maxson
Bath Iron Works
Melford Pernam
Trutants
Rexford Clark
Everett
Mass
Eagle House
Jackson
N. H
Clark
Mas
E. B Noyes
Edward Burns
Philip
James Wing
Leon Felker
Felker
Daniel Young
Togus Lake
Hannah Snow
Trufant
Freeport
Gilbert Wilson
Albert Merryman
Harvey Dobbins
U.S. A
Dobbins
Fred Rose
Rosedale
Harold H. Flanders
Mary Elizabeth
Charles Theodore Browne
United Church
Monmouth
Browne
Elwood Richard
Elwood Howe
Dorchester
Wilbur Howe
Maralyn
Hayden Temple
Warren Rines
Sean Robertson
Pelham
Dale Howe
Clarence Allen
Spinning Wheel Club
Bay Point
Hollis Leeman
Gilbert Hathorne
Samuel Hathorne
Merle Jameson
Keith
Merlene
Jordan Wright
Florence Temple
Hayden
Joan Thompson
Ora Farks
Rose Cooper
Mer
Dana
Stanley Whitehous
Warren
Roscoe Higgins
Louth
Geraldine Rice
Isurance Company
Haertford
Conn
Nelson Rice
Minnie Rice
Sagadahee Ferry
Memorial Hospital
Richard McElman
Murphy's Corner
Bath Memorial Hospital
Eleanor Kern
Bryn Mawr
Penn
Ralph H. Bowers
Days Ferry
Kenneth Hatch
Kenneth Jr
Hatch
Arthur Patton
Mr. Hatch
Sagadahoc Ferry
Earl Stimpson
Day's Ferry
Skowhegan
Stimpson
Anu Atheat Adh Stimpson
Leroy Merrill
Pauline
Portland
Starold'. Hall Jr
Yonkers
N. Y
Costeilo Tl
Vis
Richards and Son
Greenville
Mabelle Tracey
Nequasset
Robert Wharton
Priscilla
Cambridge
Wharton
Roland Raines
Patricia Allen
Edith Severoni
Barley Neck Road
Frank J Walker
Maaxine
Anna Moulton
Haverhill
Edwin Moulton
Moulton
Marjorie
Dorothy
Gloria Perkins
Dresden
Georgie Walker
Maude Paquette
North Edgecomb
Florence Carlton
Arthur Allen
Albert Temple
Frank J. Walker
Maxine
Topsham Orange Hall
Sumner Sewall
Wallace H. White
Robert Hale
Jack
George M. Carlton
Philadel
Fred L. Carlton
Mrs Raymond Tracey Returns From Visit To Nequasset Parsonage
Mrs. Raymond Tracey and her daughter Ann of Newburyport Massachusetts came home Tuesday after visiting Mrs Tracey’s parents in law Mr and Mrs Dallas Tracey at the Jieth Odist parsonage in Nequasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Tracey
Ann
Newburyport
Mass
Tracey
Dallas Tracey
Jieth- Odist Parsonage
I Nequasset
Housewives Fed Up With Scrap Pile Burden in Bath Area
Many housewives in Bath and vicinity express disgust as scrap piles swell in sheds and garages. They question where to dispose of old metal, waste paper, and other junk while government urges saving. Some suggest a central collection point. others fear transport limits and fear burning efforts. Residents beg for a designated depot to ease the growing burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Ana
Willian
Bath
Bath U.S.O. Drive Still Short of Goal
Royal A. Johnson and Boyd L. Bailey reported Bath U.S.O. Drive is $450 short of its 7500 goal and will mount a special effort by next Wednesday. Contributions accepted at Bath National Bank or by call at S.O. headquarters, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal A. Johnson
U.S.O
Boyd L. Bailey
Bath
Randall Cook
Treasure Bath U.S.O
Bath National Bank
S.O
Eclipse of Moon Goes as Scheduled
A Tuesday night lunar eclipse was observable as the moon entered totality around midnight and faded by about 2 30 a.m. An amber shading appeared from 10 p.m. with a smoky black center at full eclipse. Miss Mary E Young of 23 Cobb Road, Roslindale Mass, vacationing from Bath Iron Works Corp offices, visited Miss Dorothy Kerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Young
Cobbroad
Bath Iron Works Corp
Roslindale
Mass
Dorothy Kerr
West Bath Social Notes Highlight Local Travels
Mayland Booker returns to New York City after vacation with West Bath parents and brothers. Several Bath residents plan visits to family in Mil ton and Sabine while others attend canning canter and club events. Local service members, including Walter Faust, enlistment and furlough stories weave through a busy community page.
Marriage Intents Filed in City Clerk Office
The city clerk records marriage intentions for Charles H Kidder Jr and Marie Cecelia Kerwin both of this city. Chester C Varney Jr and Ber Nice Simpson of Portland also file intentions. Henry E Harford and Elsie M Bryant of this city file intentions. Mrs Harold C Baker and Hallie Simpson visited Newport over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Kidder
Law Street
Marie Cecelia Kerwin
Shaw. Street
Kidder
Kerwin
Edward J. Kerwin
Chester C. Varney, Jr
Washington Street
Bernice Simpson
Portland
Varney
U. S. Army
Chebeague Island
Chester C. Varney
Harold C. Baker
Hallie Simpson
Wiscasset
Newport
Annual meeting of a Phippsburg church held at member home
The Phippsburg Congregational church gathered Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Mrs. Georgia Leach's Lindens home for its annual meeting. Rev. Wilbur S. Bull presided as moderator as reports were delivered by clerk Miss Grace Percy Dickinson treasurer Miss Emma A. Perry and several committee chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Rodney W. Foundy
Congregational Conference
Horace Holton
Robert Whitehead
Nilbur I. Bull
Thas Parish
Henrietta Roelofs
George E. (Catherine) Percy
Henry M. Minott
CV. Minott, Jr
Abbie Minott
J. F. Leach
Roundy. Holton
Whitehead
Cotton
Emma Perry
Robert C. Whitehead
Donald Preble
Cranberry Point
Woolwich Notices and Personal Chatter from Aug 30
Woolwich society pages report a family wedding invite for Mary Elizabeth Flanders to Rev. Charles Browne at United Church Monmouth. Birthday party for Elwood Howe’s son with local children, plus Spinning Wheel Club gathering with noon clams and pies. Closings include a postponed Good Will supper and a string of travel and visit notes across Ballam, Bath, Sagadahoc Ferry, Day’s Ferry, and nearby towns.
Harvest Victory Show at Cosmopolitan Club This Friday
The Harvest Victory Show sponsored by the Cosmopolitan Garden club will be held Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Cosmopolitan club house. Miss Alice F. Johnson chairs the general Victory exhibits, with many volunteers guiding floral and decorative displays and children’s exhibits. Judges include Mrs. Raymond H. Brown of Jamariscotta and Mrs. Perry Byrne, with Mrs. Lonie Clifford, all connected to Bath and Damariscotta communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Alice F. Johnson
Edmund A. Rothwell
Chester A. Roberts
Fred W. Quimby
Louis M. Silverman
Nelly K. Goodrich
Fred E. Irish
Hiram T. Stevens
William Yule
Hicrbert S. Harris
Charles W. Messenger
Justin Wayne
Liese
N Raymond H. Brown
Jamariscotta
Dr. Brown
Perry Bryne
Lonie Clifford
Damariscotta
Brown
Frances Sprague
Bath
Beta Sigma Phi
Former Bath Youth Enlists in U S Army
Lloyd D Pereau known as Fero of New Britain Connecticut has been accepted into the United States Army. He is the son of David Pero who died three years ago. He will report to the local draft board then depart September 5 for Camp Devens Massachusetts before further transfer. He lives with his sister Mrs Evelyn Garner and works for Sanders Parry Clark on a defense job. He has passed examinations and will report to the draft board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd D. Pereau
Fero
New Britain
Conn
United States Army
David Pero
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
Lloyd
Evelyn Garner
Sanders, Parry & Clark
Woolwich couple to spend week in Providence Rhode Island
Mr and Mrs Forrest Baker of Woolwich depart Tuesday for a week in Providence Rhode Island. A 7 30 evening service will feature guest speaker Rev Henry G Clark of Gorham, longtime pastor in South Portland for 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Baker
Woolwich
Providence
R. I
Henry G. Clark
Gorham
South Portland
Harvest Victory Show Opens Entries at Cosmopolitan Club
Cosmopolitan Garden club invites all to enter harvest displays at the Victory Show Friday from two to nine at the Cosmopolitan club house on Washington street. Judges include Mrs. Raymond H. Brown, Mrs. Perry Bryne, and Mrs. H. W. Clifford. proceeds benefit Army and Navy relief.
Injured Auburn Man Making Good Recovery
Clarence C. Arnold Jr. of Pleasant Street Auburn is recovering at Bath Memorial Hospital after an accident at Bath Iron Works where he works. A former Auburn athlete and five years removed from ELHS basketball, he suffers a head injury and is expected to be discharged in about a week. He is the son of C C Arnold, a local plumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence C. Arnold, Jr
Pleasant Street
Auburn
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Iron Works
Arnold
ELHS
C. C. Arnold
Winnegance Club Hosts Auction Afternoon
Mrs. Herbert Spinney of High street hosted the auxiliary of the Community club for a four table charity auction at the Winnegance club house on Thursday afternoon. First prize went to Mrs. John G. Morse with Mrs. Charles T. Small taking second. Guests included Miss Helen Kenney and Miss Ellen Roberts of Dorchester Mass. Carol Oliver, daughter of Mrs. Herbert Lermond of Brunswick, plans to return Sunday after visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morse. Miss Kenney, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Small, has gone to Belfast to visit Dr. and Mrs. G. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spinney
High Street
Winnegance Club
John G. Morse
Charles T. Small
Helen» Kenney
Ellen Roberts
Dorchester
Mass
Carol Oliver
Herbert Lermond
Brunswick
Washington Street
Walter Morse
Helen Kenney
Edwin F. Small
Belfast
G. Miller
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Fred Wendel
George Post
Camariscotta
Masonic Stamp Club of New York
Haiti
Roosevelt
Capt Wendel
Patricia Meenard
Conier Street
Bailey Island
Voung
LaVerdiere’s
Beth Depainment Store
Our
New York
Hudson-Seata
Bath Department Store
Center Street
Bath, Maine
Bath U.S.O
Henry E. Harford
Russell Street
Elsie M. Bryant
Harford
Loring Harford
Bryant
Marion Gray
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Delmar Louse
Bath Aerie of
Saerles
Frea L. Stover
Pres. Stover
Massachusetts
Room IL
Morse High School
Missionary Society of
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Elks
Lombard Street
de Markey
Maine Central
Lewiston
Bangor
Bangor News
Asticon Inn
Northeast Harbor
Phyllis Bishop
Mechanic Street
Winthrop
Annie Tobey
Center Baptist Church
Cyril E. Bousfield
Victory
Aim
Ormer Bath
ARMY
Cosmopolitan Club House
Army and Navy Relief
Raymond H. Brown
Perry
Bryne
H. W. Clifford
Isrown
Old Bristol Garden Club
Cuiiftord
New Hampshire
Michigan
Washington
Arizona
Dakota
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
Mississippi
Nevada
Oregon
Wisconsin
State Liquor Commission
Brewing Industry Foundation
Waterville
Frank
Holly